Chapter 199: True Person Master Chongguang's Dao Companion?

The ruins of the capital city of Qing State.

Lu Yang stood amidst the clouds and sky, quietly gazing up at the firmament.

Ever since True Person Master Chongguang ascended to seek the Golden nature, using the entire Qing State as a sacrifice, this place had lost its former vitality, becoming nothing but a dead silence.

Furthermore, with True Person Master Chongguang's failure to seek the Golden nature, the Dongyang Blessed Land was plummeting toward this mortal world; although it had not yet fully manifested, even these few omens generated hot winds and radiant light possessing extreme lethality, turning any mortal who approached into flying ash.

Even for cultivators, those in the Early and Mid Stages of Qi Refining found it difficult to approach.

Only Qi Refining cultivators at the Late Stage could remain briefly under this radiance, while only those at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining who possessed a status could ignore the effects of this place.

As time passed, these effects were only intensifying.

According to Lu Yang's estimation, once the Dongyang Blessed Land truly fell into the mortal world, even those at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining would likely be unable to approach this area.

"Yuan Tu."

Just then, a figure with a gloomy expression rode a stream of fleeing light speeding over; it was none other than Daoist Yinshan, though his expression was rather unsightly.

Seeing this, Lu Yang sighed: "Senior Brother, you are having a hard time as well."

These words immediately stirred Daoist Yinshan's emotions, causing him to let out a long sigh before cupping his hands and saying, "I will rely on Junior Brother's care in the days to come."

After speaking, a trace of deep ruthlessness flashed in his eyes: "This is the only opportunity for the two of us; we must seize it. Otherwise, we fear we shall fade into the crowd, never to regain our former glory. You must know that within the Holy Sect, there are no few True Persons eyeing our positions."

Daoist Yinshan understood the situation very clearly.

With True Person Master Chongguang's failure to seek the Golden nature, they had lost this great backer who was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment; while their status within the Holy Sect might not be exactly as it once was,

it could at least be said to be far worse than before.

Therefore, they had to find a new backer; thus, gaining the high regard of True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue was a matter of utmost importance for both of them.

And to gain the True Person's high regard, they had to demonstrate their capabilities.

Although this was true, Daoist Yinshan's expression was not optimistic, after all, the opponent they had to deal with this time was no longer merely some Foundation Establishment True Person from the Qing State.

"The True Person has established an agreement: the Dongyang Blessed Land shall be divided among all families."

"This is a rare great opportunity; in the past, even Great True Persons would come. Even with the True Person's restrictions this time, I fear they will not be easy to deal with."

Just then, as Daoist Yinshan shifted his gaze, he saw a stream of fleeing light suddenly rise on the distant horizon; where it passed, spiritual tides churned, and upon drawing near, it split into two streams, one still and one moving. It revealed a middle-aged man dressed in official robes and a handsome youth clad in armor and wielding weapons.

As soon as the two appeared, they immediately resonated with heaven and earth.

Within the brilliant light above their heads, tadpole-shaped talismans converged, finally transforming into two strikingly prominent official titles that filled the sky with splendor.

Seeing this, Daoist Yinshan's gaze instantly hardened:

"Hou Lan, Commander of the Dutian Office, and Cheng Tinggui, Administration Commissioner of the Tongzheng Office."

Daoist Yinshan whispered, "Both hold Third Grade official titles, comparable to the Great Perfection of the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment; although in one-on-one combat they are slightly weaker than the various factions."

"However, the Dao Court and the Pure Land are in collusion and always join forces against enemies. These two, one civil and one military, likely excel in combined attack techniques; do not be careless."

"Junior Brother understands."

Lu Yang nodded, then looked in another direction, where the clouds parted and mist dispersed, revealing an illusory scene of a Zen forest and temple.

"The Pure Land..."

The next second, several figures walked out from the Zen forest.

The leader pressed his palms together, wearing a smile, clad in a luxurious kasaya inlaid with gold and jade, while the prayer beads in his hand were each plump, glowing with a warm, jade-like luster.

The moment he appeared, he stared straight at Lu Yang.

"Who is this one?"

Lu Yang, after all, lacked sufficient seniority; he recognized the other as a Luo Han at the Great Perfection of the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment but did not know his origin, so he could only listen to Daoist Yinshan beside him explain:

"This person should be Hui Ku, a disciple of that Bodhisattva of Coiling Dragon and Serpent Shadows. He is of the same faction as Vimalakirti Venerable who attacked us before. However, Vimalakirti Venerable has been beaten back to the Pure Land, and now that his temple position is vacant, this Hui Ku likely intends to take his place."

"I see." Lu Yang immediately understood.

No wonder he was looking at him like that; he wanted to advance. After all, everyone knew that Lu Yang, in his current state, was a delicacy that the Pure Land desired but could not obtain.

"But the big ones haven't arrived yet."

The Dao Court and the Pure Land were not worth mentioning; don't even mention Lu Yang, even Daoist Yinshan only felt a bit more vigilant in his heart, not viewing them as major enemies.

For the Holy Sect, there was only one great enemy.

"Clang! Clang!"

Just then, a clear sound of sword singing suddenly rang out from the south, piercing through gold and splitting stone, shooting straight into the clouds, instantly triggering the response of ten thousand sword weapons.

Witnessing this scene, Daoist Yinshan's expression became much more serious:

"Sword intent... The madman from the south has arrived."

Lu Yang opened the Dharma Eye in his brow, activated the Instrument of Investigating Heaven, which shone down a light of Bing Fire, immediately seeing through the layers of sword light to the tall figure concealed beneath.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering; above his head, a sword pill swallowed and spewed the radiant light of the sun and moon, constantly bursting outward with sword qi. Merely standing in the air, he resembled a sharp blade that had killed countless people. The moment he appeared, just like Hui Ku from the Pure Land, he turned his gaze to stare straight at Lu Yang.

However, the Sword Pavilion was far more straightforward than the Pure Land.

"Swish!"

At the exact moment their gazes met, a striking sword edge had already slashed before Lu Yang's eyes, a bone-chilling coldness penetrating his brow.

"Indeed a madman."

Lu Yang cursed silently in his heart but showed no hesitation; his Hundred-Edged Subduing-Danger Black Cloak fluttered, immediately blocking that sword edge.

"Xingfeng's magic treasure."

Seeing this scene, the figure from the Sword Pavilion immediately grunted in frustration, his tone gaining a hint of anger; the slashed sword edge suddenly erupted with ten thousand strands of splendor, each carrying a degree of lethality. Striking the Hundred-Edged Subduing-Danger Black Cloak, it almost instantly broke through the magic treasure's defense!

After all, this magic treasure originated from the Sword Pavilion; who could know the method to break it better than the Sword Pavilion itself?

Nevertheless, it had bought Lu Yang time; in merely the blink of an eye, the radiance of Determining Kinship fell upon the opponent.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The next second, the figure from the Sword Pavilion landed a thousand meters away, causing the opponent to frown tightly, yet she made no further move, instead dispersing the sword light surrounding her body.

Sweeping his gaze across, it turned out to be an elegant woman.

At first glance, she appeared no older than seventeen or eighteen, with bright eyes and white teeth, moth-like eyebrows and a cicada-head, skin as smooth as congealed white jade, wearing a emerald palace skirt covered by a wide-sleeved gauze robe.

Seeing this, Lu Yang试探 ed: "Someone from the Ye family?"

"Sword Pavilion, Ye Gu."

The valiant and spirited female sword cultivator gave a cold smile, her expression resembling a drawn precious sword, her sword qi and killing intent completely unhidden, as if she still wished to strike at Lu Yang.

Seeing this, Lu Yang also narrowed his eyes.

For a moment, the situation was tense, like swords drawn and bows bent.

However, just then.

A Daoist sound, resembling a zither, a xiao, and a flute all at once, impossible to describe, suddenly came from afar, dispelling the evil qi and instantly calming the tense situation.

Immediately after, a graceful figure appeared in the distance as well.

She wore her hair in a Flying Immortal style, her features as if painted, her appearance extremely beautiful; yet unlike the female sword cultivator, she was dressed in white mourning clothes, her temperament resembling an orchid in an empty valley.

"Who is that?" Lu Yang asked curiously.

"This person is from our Holy Sect."

On the other side, Daoist Yinshan lowered his voice upon hearing this: "She is Senior Brother's Dao companion; now that Senior Brother has died, she naturally had to come."

True Person Master Chongguang's wife?

Lu Yang was stunned, only then suddenly remembering:

True Person Master Chongguang had a son! He had even seen the other party on the Dao Seizing Battlefield, named Chong Ming; thus, having a Dao companion was not strange.

The next second, Lu Yang discovered that she too had turned her beautiful eyes to stare straight at him.

(End of Chapter)